Breat lift dermal suspension March 2021. Post op infection in right breast, totally healed. Breasts lower than expected, low IMF, no upper pole (which the dermal suspension was supposed to provide), tissue falling lateral, left breast lower and misshapen. Bilateral nipples medial. Frustrated. How to fix? Also got panniculectomy and will need scar revision and dog ear excision.
Answer: What are my Breast Lift Revision options? Hello and thank you for posting. Sorry to hear that your not happy with your results. Your best option is probably a revision with Implants, even though I believe your results are actually not as bad as you think. Asymmetry is super normal after a breast lift. Even more so when there was this much asymmetry before surgery. Plus, we always try to fill out the upper pole, but there is never a guaranty that it will fill out as much as patients might wish wish for. It doesn’t matter the technique, not even if we use implants. Filling out the upper pole and having it last is always a challenge. IMF positioning is never the same before surgery and it is very hard to change or correct this, sometimes it’s not even worth it. If you wish to have fuller breasts, implants with a lift revision is the way to go. Just understand surgeons cannot make them exactly like you want them, we cannot make them 100% symmetrical, and we cannot make a lift last for ever. Not even with dermal suspension or implants. Best of Luck, Dr. Miguel Mota
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Answer: What are my Breast Lift Revision options? Hello and thank you for posting. Sorry to hear that your not happy with your results. Your best option is probably a revision with Implants, even though I believe your results are actually not as bad as you think. Asymmetry is super normal after a breast lift. Even more so when there was this much asymmetry before surgery. Plus, we always try to fill out the upper pole, but there is never a guaranty that it will fill out as much as patients might wish wish for. It doesn’t matter the technique, not even if we use implants. Filling out the upper pole and having it last is always a challenge. IMF positioning is never the same before surgery and it is very hard to change or correct this, sometimes it’s not even worth it. If you wish to have fuller breasts, implants with a lift revision is the way to go. Just understand surgeons cannot make them exactly like you want them, we cannot make them 100% symmetrical, and we cannot make a lift last for ever. Not even with dermal suspension or implants. Best of Luck, Dr. Miguel Mota
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Answer: Revision breast surgery after breastlift Hello! Overall it looks like you lost no ground. Uncertain if at baseline your breasts looked different. Your scars healed beautifully. The best way to get upper pole maintained fullness is with augmentation, either with fat or implant. Implant will give more precise definitive result. The beauty of fat is that you can have more placed on the left to more closely even out the breasts. These procedures do not take long nor do they require recovery on the level of what you have already done. I would recommend you see a board certified plastic surgeon. Best of luck to you!
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Answer: Revision breast surgery after breastlift Hello! Overall it looks like you lost no ground. Uncertain if at baseline your breasts looked different. Your scars healed beautifully. The best way to get upper pole maintained fullness is with augmentation, either with fat or implant. Implant will give more precise definitive result. The beauty of fat is that you can have more placed on the left to more closely even out the breasts. These procedures do not take long nor do they require recovery on the level of what you have already done. I would recommend you see a board certified plastic surgeon. Best of luck to you!
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April 8, 2022
Answer: Revision surgery Dear PicklesNOlives, breast revision surgery is the most difficult plastic surgery procedure performed. Botched breast surgery alters normal tissue planes and laxity, the ability of breasts to heal properly, and leaves scar tissue that dramatically affects the level of difficulty of the corrective surgery.Many patients come in to correct poor outcomes from their initial surgeries. The most common problems are due to implant malposition, bottoming out of the implant, poor scarring, and incorrect implant size.While the type of revision required will depend on the result of the previous surgery and the desired result of the patient, some revisions involve extensive pocket repair that may or may not need specialized external bras.If you are considering breast surgery revision, you should speak with a board certified plastic surgeon and have yourself properly assessed. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations. Also, you have to make sure that your surgeon understands your breast augmentation goals. Daniel Barrett, MD Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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April 8, 2022
Answer: Revision surgery Dear PicklesNOlives, breast revision surgery is the most difficult plastic surgery procedure performed. Botched breast surgery alters normal tissue planes and laxity, the ability of breasts to heal properly, and leaves scar tissue that dramatically affects the level of difficulty of the corrective surgery.Many patients come in to correct poor outcomes from their initial surgeries. The most common problems are due to implant malposition, bottoming out of the implant, poor scarring, and incorrect implant size.While the type of revision required will depend on the result of the previous surgery and the desired result of the patient, some revisions involve extensive pocket repair that may or may not need specialized external bras.If you are considering breast surgery revision, you should speak with a board certified plastic surgeon and have yourself properly assessed. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations. Also, you have to make sure that your surgeon understands your breast augmentation goals. Daniel Barrett, MD Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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April 7, 2022
Answer: Revision breast surgery First, you look very good right now (especially from where you started). Second, it appears that you had an abdominoplasty, not a panniculectomy?? Your breast look very good and yes, the nipple/areola is slightly medial, but not bad or in need of a revision. Upper pole fullness is a difficult item to obtain with lifting alone. The breast starts out with upper pole fullness, then drops with time/healing. A revision mastopexy might fill the top a bit, but I'd have to examine you to determine this. Best wishes. Dr. Taranow
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April 7, 2022
Answer: Revision breast surgery First, you look very good right now (especially from where you started). Second, it appears that you had an abdominoplasty, not a panniculectomy?? Your breast look very good and yes, the nipple/areola is slightly medial, but not bad or in need of a revision. Upper pole fullness is a difficult item to obtain with lifting alone. The breast starts out with upper pole fullness, then drops with time/healing. A revision mastopexy might fill the top a bit, but I'd have to examine you to determine this. Best wishes. Dr. Taranow
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